Jacob OglesJune 10, 2019
8min730
The Israel visit was a "big win" for Gov. DeSantis.
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Jacob OglesJune 10, 2019
Jim RosicaJune 3, 2019
7min1764
"The greyhound industry ... was arbitrarily eliminated."
Drew WilsonMarch 12, 2019
11min806
VISIT FLORIDA funding and school choice expansion are a go. Gambling bills and a full certificate of need repeal are a no.
Drew WilsonMarch 12, 20199min1373
The state’s most tuned in political insiders have some firm opinions on two of the top Republicans in national politics. Florida Politics reached out to more than 100 of the state’s top political minds on to get their take President Donald Trump’s re-election odds and U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz standing with his campaign trail bestie, […]
Peter SchorschFebruary 8, 20198min549
Republicans were a near monolith in saying former Congressman had outperformed their expectations.
Drew WilsonFebruary 8, 20197min941
Gambling expansion is a bad bet, but smokable pot is even money.
Drew WilsonNovember 21, 2018
5min258
Sole proprietorships may not have the glitzy websites or decades of combined lobbying experience their high-powered peers boast, but they still manage to reel in solid numbers quarter after quarter. One of the top solo performers of the third quarter was Johnson & Blanton lobbyist Georgia McKeown, who pulled in an estimated $160,000 via her […]
Drew WilsonNovember 20, 2018
3min392
The Florida Alliance of the Boys & Girls Clubs have had Jack Cory‘s Public Affairs Consultants on retainer for more than a decade, but that’s set to change. Newly filed lobbying registrations show David Ramba, Allison Carvajal and Cameron Yarbrough of Ramba Consulting Group picked up the Florida Alliance contract last week. Public Affairs Consultants still lists […]
Staff ReportsSeptember 18, 20184min494
Gambling regulators on Tuesday again said they were “renewing” an emergency rule that allows them to continue testing racing greyhounds for drugs, including cocaine. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, which regulates gambling through its Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, posted a “notice of renewal” in Tuesday’s Florida Administrative Register. The emergency rule on “Procedures for Collecting Samples from Racing Greyhounds” […]
Jim RosicaAugust 29, 2018
5min377
The Florida Supreme Court will now consider whether general election voters will get to see a constitutional amendment ending live greyhound racing. Lawyers for the state and the Florida Greyhound Association gave argument Wednesday before the state’s seven justices. As usual, the court offered no clue when it might rule. The association challenged the amendment, saying […]